PIX-E7

"The endless versatility of this device makes it a very reliable tool in my work."

Michael Larsson, Cinematographer/Colorist

PIX-E7 4K Monitor and Video Recorder

The 7-inch PIX-E7 4K-compatible recording field monitor combines powerful recording capabilities (Apple ProRes & H.264), an impressive suite of precision monitoring and scopes, and build quality that is second to none, to give video professionals an essential all-in-one tool for their kit.

Bigger, Bolder Picture

The PIX-E7 offers everything the PIX-E5 does — and more! — in a bigger, yet still compact package. The PIX-E7 provides 'capture with confidence' monitoring thanks to its optically bonded, capacitive touch screen for maximum light transmission and minimal reflection. With 500 nit brightness and 179° angle of view, its 7-inch, 1920x1200, 323 ppi IPS display ensures accurate monitoring of clarity and color depth, even in bright sunlight.

Outstanding Recording Capabilities

The PIX-E7 offers the full range of Apple® ProRes codecs from Proxy to 4444 XQ. The latter is a 12-bit codec designed to preserve the detail in wide dynamic range imagery captured by today's high performance digital image sensors. PIX-E7 can record 4K up to 30 fps, UHD up to 30 fps and 1080p or 720p up to 120 fps.

The PIX-E7 is also capable of recording H.264, a codec which offers a good balance between compression and quality to reach low data rates and small file sizes, perfect for web streaming, email, and faster file uploads. Like ProRes, H.264 may be recorded to the SpeedDrive, if chosen as the primary codec. Otherwise, end users can enable the monitor's dual codec recording capability, where ProRes is recorded to the SpeedDrive and H.264 is simultaneously recorded to an SD card. While recording 4K in ProRes, the monitor will automatically scale the 4K to 1080p for recording H.264, thereby reducing its file size even further.

If a LUT is active, it will be baked into the recorded H.264 file, but will not impact ProRes recordings. This is ideal for when you want to simultaneously record a full dynamic range, log-encoded ProRes master file for the edit suite and a REC709 H.264 file suitable for normal viewing.

More Connections, Greater Flexibility

Like its 5-inch predecessor, the PIX-E7 also offers BNC connections for SDI In and Out as well as input and output connections for HDMI. What sets the PIX-E7 apart is a second SDI In and another BNC connection for LTC In. Additionally, its left side panel features a GPIO port for tally light and remote control workflows.

Mount the PIX-LR audio accessory (not shown) and gain two XLR inputs and two XLR outputs, as well as Sound Devices-caliber mic preamps, hyper-accurate LED metering, dedicated transport and gain controls, and more.

PIX-Assist™ Monitoring Tools & Scopes

Four Way View

Waveform Monitor

Vectorscope

Histogram

TapZoom™ - Instant 2x and 4x zoom to check focus

Peaking

Zebras

False Colors

Frame Markers

LUTs - Built-in and Custom

Anamorphic Desqueeze

Video Assist Playback Tools

The PIX-E7 offers key playback functionality, including the ability to add, delete, and locate to cue markers, and create a custom playlist, loop playback of individual recordings, regions or playlists. Unique to the PIX-E7, an SDI In button is an added feature that toggles between SDI inputs 1 and 2 for quickly comparing camera framing, color balance and exposure between two cameras.

SpeedDrive™ Recording and File Delivery

The PIX-E7 records to the innovative, super fast SpeedDrive, a custom-designed enclosure that holds an industry standard mSATA drive. The SpeedDrive, which plugs directly into the PIX-E, doubles as a USB 3.0 thumb drive for very high speed offload to any computer without the need for a special cable or drive docking station.

Two SpeedDrive options are available, a 240 GB SpeedDrive and an Enclosure-Only version that allows the user to choose and easily fit any size of mSATA drive. mSATA drives are available in sizes ranging from 128 GB to 1 TB.

Best-of-Both-Worlds User Interface

Some functions are better controlled via touch screen and others by real buttons. PIX-E7 incorporates both types of control. The touch screen is best used when interacting directly with a specific area of the displayed image such as zooming in to a point of interest with TapZoom.

Buttons allow the operator to locate a control without looking and instant tactile response leaves no doubt a function has been activated. Button control is well suited to commands such as 'Record' where failure to activate can be catastrophic.

Mechanical Construction and Powering

With a compact, die-cast metal chassis, nutted connectors, and an LCD protected by scratch-resistant and optically-bonded Gorilla Glass 2, the PIX-E7 field recording monitors are designed to withstand the most extreme and demanding production environments.

The PIX-E7 is powered by external DC (10-34V) or dual L-mount Sony batteries with powering seamlessly switching from one source to another should one become depleted or removed.

Best Practices for Camera Integration

The following documents act as quick-reference resources for how to best set up your camera when integrating with the PIX-E7.

Taking PIX-E Series Off Camera

The PIX-Base is a tabletop friendly mounting alternative for the PIX-E Series, with an easily adjustable arm, sturdy base with bubble level, and an interlocking design for connecting multiple bases side-by-side. It is made of durable, anodized aluminum and collapses flat for convenient storage and transport.

PIX-Base offers an alternative to the camera-mount setup, opening the door to more versatile uses when recording live events. Users who require multiple recorded versions now have a reliable and affordable way to monitor, control, and record live programming from tabletop or wall-mount setups.

With its universal, 1/4-inch, 20-thread screw and thumbwheel, users can attach any PIX-E monitor, without or without the PIX-LR. It may also be used as a mount for other devices such as Video Devices PIX-240i portable video recorder or Sound Devices MixPre-D.